The David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel was first granted in 2009, to Andrzej Sapkowski’s Blood of Elves.

The DGLA also gives out The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer, and The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art.

The complete list of nominations is at the DGLA website, as part of a cool video set to music. I had to watch it six times, scribbling down notes, to make sure I got the list of nominees right (of course, then I found the convenient summary card. Figures.) Now I can’t get that music out of my head.

In any event, congratulations to all the nominees! Man, I have a lot of great reading to catch up on.

I’ve never read his fantasy, but McNeill’s science fiction is pretty top-notch. A Thousands Sons seems to be gathering good reviews left and right. I particularly loved his novel Courage and Honour that came out last year.